Door and closure holder



Sept. 14, 1948 F. JOHNSON 2,449,386

DOOR AND CLOSURE HOLDER Filed June 28. 1944 mventor C/'J Tj/ y f77@ E @ML Patented Sept. 14, 1948 Vsintizi` 'PATENT r 2,449,336 Y,

ilioiiit' Min`v @Lostiitniionmlltf i Francis Johnson, Detroit, MichiApplication inn-e 2t, leeft; 'sfer'iei No. "oizgils closure `i'io'liieroonst'rircteii et designed to ene lie-noe its; utility eineetopl"iotttionD to 'swinging #closures -o'f `ifa-'notietypesitsii'vellas closures' whio niiierently initie.

Another ob et of lti'i'e invention* is to provide a olosure hol rinclu-tiling et yieldifnjgly urge-d shoe inj'einloer for engaging 'eportion of trie door 'eilte or tiosii're sono to frictioiially engaeethe'saine-anti retain the door inits eiil position.

notlier oloi'eot of trie invention is tonroviiie o olo'siire nolii'er ofthe above-mentioned character which isusimple in construction, comprisedof 'compra't'ively few parte" 'to neoorne out ofi orner eind easilyinstalled 'in position.

` Qtlier objects enti inventores of' tile invention `will" ioeconieapparent during' tli'e :course oi the 'following desoription of theoooornpontfing 'drowingf, Wherei v Y,

Figure l isn frontelevet'ionalifiew of the ciotire holder illustratingthe constriijction of the soppor'tirigloracketend 4trie man inw'liiolithe yieldingiy urge-d shoe member is siipnorteo therefrom;

ii'igiirezis a ton plein of 'et clo'srelliolder showing the generalshane enti i'isigii of the shoe member to permit a wid'ir'bel" ofapblieations and' installations;v i

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section-al view of- 'the closure holderillustrating in detail the various features of Construetionand fur-thershowing the manner in which the' shoe member is yieldingiy supportedIand -spring tensiondii Figure 4 is ai pian `View l0f theel-usure Holderillustrating the same inv position' on the door jeinoci-ireotly ebove'the toped'ge ora door so "ttt tlie yieldingly-mounted snee "meinierwilleii'g e the surface thereof annitolii the door" pttrtly opened position;

Figure 5 a. iront elevational view'lo'f `'theclosiire'liolner'illnst'rot'iti'gtneininn' wloionft'he Sonie ispositioned witir respect to' it `door traine anni closure niemeertherefor siii-inetto "Finire 1l/r;

.Figure 6" iso totijtiewrsilniil'rfto Figure f4 showing the' closureno1-tier i-asi-i-glntlfiiiitoreiit 'ii intermediate tlieenric` of'theloii'gitotiinel 'ber i portion lf2 and the forwardly projecting `wingportion i4 is rcnetely curved uowordly to nroiiie a rounded sor'fooeportion it curved in e jnl'onfe 'similar to t'iie plone oftnenciirvetiir'e of the ,t tor i12. 'The rear wing portion l5 issliglitlyloent and project upwardly through the openings 20 and 2l inthe ends of the shoe member I I so as to guide the shoe member in itsvertical movement. Coil springs 28 are mounted on the bolts 22 and 23with their lower ends in engagement with the parallel portions I3 and I5of the friction shoe member II and their upper ends in engagement with awasher 29 held in place by nuts or the like Sil threaded on the upperscrew-threaded ends of the bolts 22 and 23. y

Interposed Abetween the inwardly extending anges 9 and I0 and therespective free ends I3 and I of the friction shoe member II is a seriesof spacing Washers 3| for adjusting the height of the friction shoe I Iwith respe-ct to the bracket 5, to thereby facilitate the adjustment ofthe shoe with respect to the top edge of the closure member or door andeliminate the exact positioning of the bracket 5 from the door jamb orframe F. By tightening or loosening the nuts 30 on their bolts 22 and23, the tension of the springs 28 will be increased or decreased so thatthe friction shoe I I may be placed under spring tensions of differentdegrees.

' When the closure member is mounted as shown in Figures 4 and 5 such asfor holding the door or closure D in a partly openedposition, thebracket 5 is secured in place by screws or the like 32 being passedthrough the apertures 'I so as to positionthe bracket 5 directly abovethe hinge H of the closure. In this position, the closure or .door Dwill have its t-op edge engaged by the arcuately curved bar portion I2of the friction shoe II, thereby frictionally holding the door D in itspartly opened position.

When it is desired to mount the door closure so as to retain the door orclosure D in its fully opened position, the bracket 5 is secured to thedoor jarnb or frame F by screws 32 being passed through the apertures 'Ias shown in Figure 6, In this position, the bracket 5 is slightly offsetfrom the vertical axis of the hinge 8 so that when the door D is opened,the top edge thereof will be engaged by the wing portion I4 of thefriction shoe and will slide therebeneath under the curved surface I 6thereof. As the door D is moved to its open position, the sliding shoeIl' will be elevated against the tension of the coil spring 28 so thatthe shoe will be yieldingly urged into engagementwith said closureagainst the top edge thereof and retain the same in its fully openedposition.

When the door holder is used for closures hung lfor double swingingmovement, it is mounted in the position shown in Figures 4 and 5 oneither side of the door frame F, so as to engage the top edge of thedoor whenlthe same is swung inwardly or outwardly. In the double hungtype closure, a door stop as shown in Figures l to 3 may be mounted onboth sides of the door frame F so as to function as above described.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 7, the bracket 5is identical in construction and includes a rear wall 6, side walls 8having the inta-:grated flanges 9 and I0. The friction shoe IIa isslightly diiferent in construction and comprises a bar portion I2a whichis. arcuately curved longitudinally and has its ends supported on bolts22a similar to the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 6inclusive. threaded on the upper ends of the bolts 22a to hold thefriction shoe Ilain position on top of suitable coil springs mounted inidentically the same manner as shown in Figures 1 to 6. When the bracket5 shown in Figure 7 is mounted on a Nuts 30a are f.

door jamb in a similar fashion, the top edge of the door engages thearcuately curved surface of the bar portion I2a in the same manner aspointed out in connection with Figures 4 and 5.

In the other modied form of the invention shown in Figure 8, the bracket5a is shaped similar to the bracket 5 and includes a rear wall portion6a having connected thereto at each end thereof a side wall portion 8awhich is triangular in shape and is formed slightly greater in lengththan the side Walls 8 of the bracket 5 'in Figures l to 7 inclusive.

Formed integral with the rear Wall and side walls 5a and 8a are inwardlydirected flanges 9a and I'Ila and said rear and side walls are suitablyapertured for receiving screws or the like to facilitate fastening ofthe bracket to a door jamb or frame directly above the hinges supportingthe closure member for said door frame or lamb.

The friction shoe I la is of cruciform shape and includes an elongatedbar I2a identical in shape to the bar I2 in Figures 1 to 6 and said baris provided with a forwardly projecting wing-portion Illa curved in adirection transverse to the longitudinal bore Iial Similarly, awing I5ais formed on the bar I2a in opposed relation to the wing I4a and saidwing is curved ina direction transversely of the bar I2a for a portionof its length as at I8a and terminates in a flat parallel end portionI'Ia disposed above the rear wall flange I'Ila.

Bolts22a and 23a are passed through openings in the flanges 9a and Illarespectively, and extend through suitable apertures in the ends of thelongitudinal bar I2a and rearwardly extending wing portions I5al. Coilsprings 28a are mounted on the bolts 22a and 23a and are held in placeby nuts 39a similar to the form-of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 6inclusive.

Interposed between the inwardly extending flanges 9a and Ilia and theends of the elongated bar IZaand wing extension `ld is a series ofspacing washers 3Ia to properly position the friction shoe I2a withrespect to the upper edge of a door or closure, so as to place saidfriction shoe under a predetermined tension. The structure shown in themodified form of the invention is identical with that shown in Figures lto 6 inclusive except that the side wall portions 8a are slightly longerand the arcuate curvature of the rearwardly extending wing portion I5ais moderated to provide fa closure retainer and stop applicable toclosures which are double hung and capable of swinging movement intwodirections as well as closures which are hinged for singly swingingmovement.

With a structure of this type, the top edge of the door or closure willbe engaged at a point spaced further fromthe axis of the closure hingeand thereby give a better gripping action on the top edge of the door orclosure.

It'is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shownand described are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the same andthat various changes may be made in the shape, size and arrangement ofparts without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope ofthe subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. Aiclosure holder, comprising an approximately U-shaped bracketadapted to be aflixed to a doorframe, an elongated arcuately curved shoemember carried at its ends by the bracket arms and having itsarcuately-curved intermediate portion extending through the gap betweenautres@ top eid-geef said closure adjacent the hinged end` thereof;guide members carriedby the bracket for said?. shoe member, andresilient elements for yieldiriglyfurging saidshoe membeninto frictionalengagement with said closure, saidshoe member being of a cruciform shapeand consisting of a bar member having forwardly and rearwardly extend*-ingf wing portions; 4

3. A closure holder, comprising a bracket adapted to be affixed to adoor frame, a shoe member carried by the bracket adapted to engage thetop edge of said closure adjacent the hinged end thereof, guide memberscarried by the bracket for said shoe member, and resilient elements foryieldingly urging said shoe member into frictional engagement with saidclosure, said shoe member being of a cruciform shape and consisting of abar member having forwardly and rearwardly extending wing portions, andsaid bar member and wing projections being arcuately curved from thecentral portion of the shoe member to the ends thereof.

4. A closure holder adapted to be positioned above a swinging closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, comprising a bracket for being af- Xedto the closure frame, said bracket being provided with interconnectedrear and side Walls having integrated inwardly extending flanges, guidemembers supported on the flanges, a friction shoe slidably supported onsaid guide members adapted to engage the top edge of said closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, and yielding spring elements carriedby said guide members for placing said shoe member under tension to urgethe same into frictional contactual engagement with said closure.

5. A closure holder adapted to be positioned above a swinging closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, comprising a bracket for being affixedto the closure frame, said bracket being provided with interconnectedrear and side walls having integrated inwardly extending flanges, guidemembers supported on the flanges, a friction shoe slidably supported onsaid guide members adapted to engage the top edge of said closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, and yielding spring elements carriedby said guide members for placing said shoe member under tension to urgethe same into frictional contactual engagement with said closure, saidshoe member being of cruciform shape and being curved in the samespherical plane.

6. A closure holder adapted to be positioned above a swinging closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, comprising a bracket for being aixedto the closure frame, said bracket being provided with interconnectedrear and side Walls having integrated inwardly extending flanges, guidemembers supported on the flange, a friction shoe slidably supported onsaid guide members adapted to engage the top edge of said closureadjacent the hinged edge thereof, and yielding spring elements.carriedzby said.` guide members :for: placing'` said shoememberundertension to .urgezthefsame` into frictional contactualengagement withisaid closure, said friction shoe member consisting: of.Ian. arcuately curved bar having an intermediate forwardly. extending.wing lzaortion..` curved inf a.; direction at right angles to thecurvature of; said:

arcuatelycurvedLbar member.`

7: A closure retainer for.7 hingedclosures, com-A prising an'approximatelyY U shaped `bracket.:with vertically-extending walls at theside andfrear.` edges thereof adaptedV to be afxed tothe-.frame of. theclosure above the hinge therefor, Aguide membersrcarried by said bracketarms for a frostion shoe having its ends engaging. said guide i membersandanarcuate intermediate portionex.-

tending through; the gap. between said. arms for-f; frictionalcontactualengagement with said clot-i sureat' the topedgethereoiandzcoil springsxas-L sociat'edl with` saidv guide membersand yieldingly, urging; the arcuatepontion of saidI shoememberfthroughsaid gap'Y into.` frictionalcontact. with: the closure forholding said closure in an open position.

8. A closure holder for swinging hinged closures supported in a closureframe, comprising a bracket adapted to be affixed to said frame aboveand adjacent the hinged edge of said closure, said bracket being formedwith a rear wall connecting vertical side walls having inwardly directedflanges, guide -bolts extending upwardly through said flanges, anarcuately curved friction shoe having its ends supported on a pair ofsaid guide bolts, wing extensions formed on said arcuately curved shoemember intermediate the ends thereof, one of said wing extensions beingslidably guided on the guide bolt carried by the flange on the rear wallof said bracket, and coil springs mouted on said guide bolts for placingsaid arcuately curved shoe member under tension.

9. A closure holder for swinging hinged closures supported in a closureframe, comprising a bracketadapted to be affixed to said frame above andadjacent the hinged edge of said closure, said bracket being formed witha rear wall connecting vertical side walls having inwardly directedanges, guide bolts extending upwardly through said flanges, an elongatedarcuately curved friction shoe having its ends supported on a pair ofsaid guide bolts, Wing extensions formed on said arcuately curved shoemember intermediate the ends thereof, one of said wing extensions beingslidably guided on the guide lbolt carried by the flange on the rearWall of said bracket, coil springs mounted on said guide bolts forplacing said arcuately curved shoe member under compression, andadjusting nuts threaded on said bolts for varying said compression.

l0. A closure holder for swinging hinged closures supported in a closureframe, comprising a bracket adapted to be affixed to said frame aboveand adjacent the hinged edge of said closure, said bracket being formedwith a rear wall connecting vertical side walls having inwardlydirectedflanges, guide bolts extending upwardly through said flanges, anelongated arcuately curved friction shoe having its ends supported on apair of said guide bolts, wing extensions formed on said arcuatelycurvedshoe member intermediate the ends thereof, one of said wingextensions being slidably guided on the guide bolt carried by the angeon the rear wall of said bracket, coil springs mounted on said guidebolts for placing said arcuately curved shoe member under compression,adjusting nuts threaded on said bolts for varying said compression, andspacing washers interposed between said anges and the ends of saidarcuately curved shoe member as Well as said one extension to permitadjustment of said shoe memberto compensate for wear between the shoemember and upper edge of said closure.

11. A closure holder for swinging hinged closures supported in a closureframe,l comprising a bracket adapted to be aixed to said frame above andadjacent the hinged edge of said closure, said bracket being formed witha, rear wall connecting vertical side walls having inwardly directedflanges, guide bolts extending upwardly through said anges, an arcuatelycurved friction shoe having its ends supported on a pair of said guidebolts, wing extensions formed on said arcuately curved shoe memberintermediate the ends thereof,one of said Wing extensions being slidablyguided on the guide bolt carried by the flange on the rear wall of saidbracket, coil springs mounted on said guide bolts .for placing saidarcuately curved shoe member under tension, and ade justing nutsthreaded on said -bolts for varying said tension, said shoe member beingcurved in a longitudinal direction and the other of said wing extensionsbeing curved in a direction transverse to said longitudinal direction.

FRANCIS JOHNSON.

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